hard up

英 [ˌhɑːd ˈʌp]

美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈʌp]

adj.  拮据的，缺钱的(尤指暂时性的); 无所事事的; 无聊的

牛津词典

adj.

• 拮据的，缺钱的（尤指暂时性的）
  having very little money, especially for a short period of time
• 无所事事的；无聊的
  lacking in sth interesting to do, talk about, etc.
  1. ‘You could always go out with Steve.’ ‘I'm not that hard up!’
     “你总可以和史蒂夫出去玩玩吧。”“我还没无聊到那个地步呢！”

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 拮据的;缺钱的
  If you arehard up, you have very little money.
  1. Her parents were very hard up.
     她的父母手头很拮据。

英英释义

adj

• not having enough money to pay for necessities
  Synonym:impecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspenuriouspinched

双语例句

• My parents were hard up during the1930s but now they are well-off.
  在三十年代，我的双亲经济拮据，但现在他们很富有。
• I am hard up for money.
  我手头有点紧。
• I never expected that the hard up families would drop to only two.
  我没想到困难户会减少到只有两户。
• As he was hard up he had to take this job.
  由于手头儿紧，他不得不接受这份工作。
• He was just as hard up as any of us.
  他和我们中的任何人都一样手头拮据。
• We are a bit hard up at the moment.
  我们最近手头有点紧。
• We're a bit hard up this year so we won't be going on holiday after all.
  今年我们有点拮据，因此根本不会去度假。
• The editor of the magazine was hard up for material.
  那家杂志的编辑缺少材料。
• I know you're hard up for new reading material.
  我知道你在为找不到阅读材料发愁。
• I happen to be more than usually hard up.
  近来正巧手头更紧了。